SATB Secular Concert Choral Music

For seasonal worship or school concerts, this lovely setting of Blake's text focuses on the inherent clash between the corruption of the world and the innocence of youth. The choral verses progress

With text from William Blake's Songs of Innocence, this original lullaby setting has a gently rocking piano accompaniment that creates a sense of serenity. The soprano solo speaks of a mother's love as she

The final installment in a cycle of Rumi settings entitled Three Themes of Life and Love, this work delves once more into the exciting world of Rumi and his ancient poetry. These pieces are written

Spacious and languid, this setting of Langston Hughes' notable text speaks of dreams that are the stuff of a life well-lived. Written as the composer battled ALS, it is scored for SATB divisi voices, with

Based upon a deeply moving secular text by Emily Dickinson, this four-part mixed divisi work opens with an extended a cappella section. Then the piano accompaniment enters as the voices cascade, washing

Opening quietly, almost as a soundscape, this four-part mixed divisi a cappella piece with high voice solo is part of a larger work, O Great Beyond, which was commissioned by the BBC Singers. Set

Based upon a letter from a soldier to his wife prior to his death in battle, this very moving and emotional work was written to commemorate World War I. Scored for four-part mixed divisi a cappella voices

English Romantic poet Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) is chiefly known for her mystic religious texts. This piece, however, is a setting of the last five lines of one of her few love poems, I Loved

This contemporary concert/festival piece is truly inspired, in music and text. "Away, where the sunlight is beaming through a deep, cloudless blue, and the treetops are gleaming with a fresh morning dew..."

Based on a Buddhist blessing, this song is a prayer for kindness, peace, well-being, and joy for all creation. The prayer moves outward like ripples on a pond with successive verses: "May I," "May you," and

Exploring themes of home, joy, love, and togetherness, this quaint text from "Going Home" by Marjorie Pickthall is set with a simple melody that is presented first in unison, then in canon. The

This fifth piece from the series Five Songs of Laurence Hope sets a poem from Hope’s India’s Love Lyrics, published in 1902. A powerful and haunting performance piece.

From American author Kitty O'Meara comes a bustling text that underpins the craft of this unique composition. This work is a dictional challenge for any choir that chooses to perform it, but it is well